Dispensing cap for containers



1941- A. H. PETERSON 2,229,303

DISPENSING CAP FOR CONTAiNERS Filed Oct. 25, 1957 IN \"b )5 FOR.

Patented Jan. 21, 1941 2,229,303

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPENSING CAP FOR CONTAINERS Axel H. Peterson, Kewanee, 111.

Application October 25, 1937, Serial No. 170,781

4 Claims. (Cl. s5 s1) A My invention has reference to a dispensing cap The thumb-piece I6 is preferably formed with for containers, and relates more specially to an corrugations l9, to facilitate the operation apparatus for shutting off the flow of honey, thereof. syrup, and other semi-liquids being poured from The tongue [4 is also provided with a perforapitchers and jars, and holding the container nortion 20, which registers with a similar opening mally closed. It is of the same type as the 20 in the top of the cap when the thumb-piece device shown in Letters Patent of the United is depressed, and provides a vent for admission States numbered 1,884,840, issued to R. E. Perof air to the container while the contents are shall under date of October 15, 1932, and the being poured out.

w present invention is an improvement on that'de- The pouring lip I0 is also provided with an off- 10 vice. setportion at 8, which forms a guard at the One of the purposes of the present invention front of the cap, and prevents the contents from is to simplify the operating mechanism, and seeping out between the container and cap. greatly reduce the cost of production thereof. After a part of the'contents of the pitcher has This is brought about by doing away with cerbeen discharged through the opening II, and the tain parts of the device before referred to, and thumb-piece released, the quick return of the combining other parts, such as the cutofi' memtongue M to its original position interrupts any her and spring control therefor, forming the same further flow through the opening, and prevents of a single piece of metal, adapted for use with the usual dripping action at the spout. When it a cap which can be readily applied to containers is desired to fill the container, the cap is removed 20 already in use. by turning the same, and replaced in a similar The particular construction, arrangement, and manner. manner of operation of the invention will be Caps of the type shown, with the supporting more fully understood from the following specibracket, are already on the market, and the only fication, taken in connection with the accompart to be supplied is the closure member, with 25 panying drawing, in which; its resilient thumb-piece. This, of course, can be Fig. 1 shows the invention as it appears when cheaply produced, ready for installing. placed on a container, such as a small pitcher. In Fig. 4 is shown a form of the device where- Fig. 2 is aplan view of the cap 8. in the closure consists of a metal plate 2!, end- Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the broken line ing in a loop 22, the end of which is seated in a 3 3-3 of Fig. 2. channel in, a bar 23, secured between the plates Fig. 4 shows a modified form of the invenl2. The part 22 forms a thumb-piece by means tion, in cross-section. of which the plate 2| can be operated. In this Fig. 5 is a detail of a cap, in cross-section, form is shown an extension 24, to which is seshowing another modification of the invention. cured the upper end of another type of hand- 35 The reference number 6 indicates a container, hold 25. In this form less spring material is reof the usual small pitcher type, provided with quired than in the one shown in Fig. 1. a handle 1. The top of the container is screw- The form shown in Fig. 5 is still simpler, the threaded, to receive a similarly threaded cap 8, closure consisting of a metal strip 26, extending having a dome portion 9, at one side of which into a loop 21 for a thumb-piece, the end of 40 is a pouring lip ID, with an opening II for diswhich is welded or similarly fastened to the lower charge of the contents. At the opposite side of rim of the cap 8. In this form the brackets at t e ap is a pail of spaced bracket p ates l2. the rear of the cap are done away with, and the supporting a pin [3, on which is pivoted a closure only change required in a cap of conventional plate, consisting of a tongue I4, slidable beneath design is that of striking the guides l5 and spout 45 a pair of guides l5, and a thumb-piece I6, which in therefrom. The cost of production is limited is looped about the pin I3, and has a projectto the cap and spring-metal strip from which ing end bearing against a stop l1, between the the closure is formed, and is greatly less than bracket plates. The tongue I4 is of a length to that of the other types shown. Any of the 010- normally close the opening II, and the closure sures shown can be readily produced by a stamp- 50 strip is formed of spring metal, so that when ing and bending mechanism. the thumb-piece It has been forced downwardly What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters to retract the tongue I 4 and uncover the open- Patent, is: ing, the release of the thumb-piece will auto- 1. A dispensing apparatus for containers of matically return the tongue to closing position. semi-liquids comprising a cap, adapted for at- 55 tachrnent to a container, provided at one of its sides with a pouring spout and supports opposite thereto, a closure plate held slidably on the cap, normally closing said spout, and provided with a resilient thumb-piece attached to said supports, and returning said plate to closed position after being operated said plate and thumbpiece being formed integrally.

2. In a dispenser and closure attachable to a container, the combination of a base having a pouring spout at one side thereof, a cover held slidably in alignment with said spout, an extension on said base opposite to the spout, provided with a seat, a spring secured at one end in said seat and having a connection with said cover, to hold the same normally in position with said spout closed, a thumb-piece formed integrally with said cover, and a handle attached to said extension, at one of its ends.

3. A dispenser of the slidable drip shearing closure type comprising in combination, a base attachable to a container, a pouring spoutat one side of said base, said spout having an arcuate stationary drip shearing portion, a slidable drip shearing closure normally closingsaid spout and arranged to shear off the flow of material from said spout when passing over and across said stationary drip shearingportion, means for guiding said closure in its sliding movement, an extension on said base opposite to the spout, a handle secured to said extension, a pocket formed in said extension, a thumb-piece formed integrally with said closure, a'spring deformable by pressure exerted downwardly on said thumb-piece, said spring having an end portion inserted in said pocket and pressed against the bottom thereof and being arranged to propel said closure across said spout upon releasing the downward pressure on said thumb-piece, and the said thumbpiece and said closure being arranged and related whereby downwardly exerted pressure applied to the thumb-piece will cause the closure to slide to a spout open position.

4. A- dispensing and shearing device adapted for dispensing viscous liquids and preventing drip, comprising a body portion attachable to a container and having means engageable with said container by the rotation of said body portion, a pouring spout formed by a horizontal protruding portion of the vertical section of said body portion and having the upper edge thereof substantially the same thickness as said vertical section, a cover unit held slidably in alignment with said spout and having a thumb-piece forming an integral part thereof, said thumb-piece being related to said cover unit in a manner whereby pressure applied downwardly on said thumb-piece will cause the leading edge of said cover unit to pass over and across said spout thus cutting off the flow of material from said spout and reducing the drip therefrom, a spring integrally connected with said cover unit to hold said cover unit normally closing said spout, a vent hole in the upper surface of said body portion, and said body portion having provisions opposite said spout for holding the end of said spring in a manner to propel said cover unit rapidly across said spout upon releasing the downward pressure on said thumb -piece. 

